The federal government’s criminal investigation into Metabolife International has once again cast a spotlight on makers of ephedra dietary supplements--an unregulated, multibillion-dollar industry ...

Al-Er-G was marketed as a supplement for the relief of allergies. MusclMasster, LLC announced a recall of all bottles of Al-Er-G capsules after they were found to contain the banned ingredient, ...

The NCAA, like the International Olympic Committee and the NFL, has a ban on ephedra-based products such as Thermicore CRT. Yet the supplement’s manufacturer, MET-Rx, sponsors more than a dozen ...

The U.S. ban on ephedra will protect people from harm, right? Don't bet on it: The hucksters are still around, pushing the next multibillion-dollar miracles in diet capsules. Packed into tight jeans ...

This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study conducted from January to May 2004. This study was approved by the institutional review board of the University of Connecticut.

Herbal supplements such as ephedra and kava kava have increasingly been linked to serious illness and death. So why are they still being sold? Apoorva Mandavilli reports. Want a sharper mind, a ...

Like scores of players in the NFL, Jonathan Ogden sought the advantage that dietary supplements could afford him. Unlike many of those players, however, the Ravens’ All-Pro left tackle didn’t need ...

The Food and Drug Administration sent letters to eight companies and individuals Monday warning them to stop offering products such as Space Cadet Capsules and Druids Fantasy Capsules as alternatives ...